Mercury Modular Specs: 3.551 x 3.543 in

Mercury Modular specs: 3.551 x 3.543 in (90.2 x 90 mm) bore and stroke, shared by all 6 versions. Displacement, compression and factory ratings.

At a glance

Displacement	281 ci
Cylinders	8
Bore	3.551"
Stroke	3.543"
Compression	9.4–10.1:1
Advertised power	190–302 hp
Years	1992–2011

Engines in this family

Engine	Displacement	Bore × Stroke	CR	HP
4.6L SOHC	281 ci	3.5512" × 3.5433"	9.4:1	190–210
4.6 DOHC	281 ci	3.5512" × 3.5433"	10:1	302
46 Modular 4V V8	281 ci	3.5512" × 3.5433"	10.1:1	302
Modular (1994–1997)	281 ci	3.5512" × 3.5433"	—	205
Modular 4.6 SOHC	281 ci	3.5512" × 3.5433"	—	190–239
DOHC 4.6 Modular	281 ci	3.5512" × 3.5433"	—	302

Factory cars with a Modular

• Mercury Grand Marquis: 1992, 190 hp; 1992, 210 hp; 1993, 190 hp; 1993, 210 hp; 1994, 190 hp; 1994, 210 hp; 1995, 190 hp; 1995, 210 hp; 1996, 190 hp; 1996, 210 hp; 1997, 190 hp; 1997, 210 hp; 1998, 200 hp; 1998, 215 hp; 1999, 200 hp; 1999, 215 hp; 2000, 200 hp; 2000, 215 hp; 2001, 220 hp; 2001, 235 hp; 2002, 220 hp; 2002, 235 hp; 2003, 224 hp; 2003, 239 hp; 2004, 224 hp; 2004, 239 hp; 2005, 224 hp; 2005, 239 hp; 2006, 224 hp; 2006, 239 hp; 2007, 224 hp; 2007, 239 hp; 2008, 224 hp; 2009, 224 hp; 2010, 224 hp; 2011, 224 hp
• Mercury Cougar: 1994, 205 hp; 1995, 205 hp; 1996, 205 hp; 1997, 205 hp
• Mercury Marauder: 2003, 302 hp; 2004, 302 hp

Each engine page carries rod ratio, mean piston speed, bore/stroke character and cylinder head specs where published, and links into the calculators with its dimensions already filled in.

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